01/09/22 Children of the Father
Homily from The Baptism of the Lord. Why was Jesus baptized? Not because He needed it, but because we need it. We need baptism to be saved, to be children of God, and to be in a new and real [...]
11/21/21 All Over the Place
Homily from the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The end of the year offers us the chance to recognize the little lords and tingy tyrants in our lives; those things we [...]
09/19/21 Desperate
Homily from the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. “The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation.” We do not merely desire, we have inordinate desire driven by fear. We do not [...]
08/30/20 How Do I Look? “Lucky”
Homily from the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Christians must not only live differently in the world, we must look differently at the world. Mass Readings from August 30, 2020: Jeremiah [...]
03/01/20 Un-Done: We’ve Come Undone
Homily from the First Sunday of Lent. This world is not perfect. And we are not perfect. But imperfect does not mean unloved. Mass Readings from March 1, 2020: Genesis 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Psalm 51:3-6, [...]
11/11/18 Come to the Altar: Hollow Worship
Homily from the Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The temptation to experience worship as hollow or empty is universal. God’s solution for our hearts is the invitation to offer Him our [...]
10/21/18 Rivals: The Rival of Control
Homily from the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. So much of our lives can be marked by the desire to control…or the fear of losing control. The rival of control can dominate. And the [...]